[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53905-53909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26428]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hydroelectric Applications [The Connecticut Light and Power 
Company, et al.] Notice of Applications

[Project Nos. P-2576-000, et al.]
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    1a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent to File An Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 2576.
    c. Date filed: August 19, 1996.
    d. Submitted By: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, current 
licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Housatonic River.
    f. Location: On the Housatonic River, in the Towns of Bridgewater, 
Brookfield, Kent, Monroe, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Oxford, 
Roxbury, Sherman, and Southbury, in the City of Danbury, Litchfield, 
Fairfield, and New Haven Counties, CT.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Effective date of original license: March 1, 1953.
    i. Expiration date of original license: September 30, 2001.
    j. The project consists of four developments:
    (1) the Bulls Bridge Development, comprising: (a) a 203-foot-long, 
24-foot-high concrete gravity-overflow structure known as Bulls Bridge 
or Main Dam; (b) a 156-foot-long, 17-foot-high rockfill concrete-capped 
overflow structure having 3-foot-high wooden flashboards and known as 
Spooner Dam; (c) a reservoir having a 120-acre surface area and a 233-
acre-foot useable storage volume at normal pool elevation 354.6 feet 
m.s.l.; (d) an intake structure and a 2-mile-long canal; (e) a forebay 
and two (one 13-foot-diameter and one 8-foot-diameter) 420-foot-long 
penstocks; (f) a powerhouse containing six 1,200-Kw generating units 
for a total installed capacity of 7,200-Kw; and (g) appurtenant 
facilities.
    (2) the Rocky River Development, comprising: (a) a 952-foot-long, 
100-foot-high earth-filled structure having a core wall and known as 
Guarding Hill or Main Dam; (b) a 2,500-foot-long earthen structure 
known as Canal or Guarding Hill Dike; (c) four small dike structures; 
(d) a reservoir having a 5,600-acre surface area and an 8,250-acre-foot 
useable storage volume at normal pool elevation 428.14 m.s.l. and known 
as Candlewood Lake; (e) a 3,190-foot-long canal; (f) an intake 
structure and a concrete/woodstave/riveted steel penstock; (g) a 
powerhouse containing a 25,000-Kw generating unit and two 3,000-Kw 
reversible pump/generator units for an installed generating capacity of 
31,000-Kw; and (h) appurtenant facilities.
    (3) the Shepaug Development, comprising: (a) a 1,412-foot-long, 
147-foot-high concrete gravity-type structure known as Shepaug Dam; (b) 
a reservoir having a 1,870-acre surface area and a 5,400-acre-foot 
useable storage volume at normal pool elevation 198.28 feet m.s.l. and 
known as Lake Lillinonah; (c) an intake structure and a 25-foot-
diameter penstock; (d) a powerhouse containing a 37,200-Kw generating 
unit; and (e) appurtenant facilities.
    (4) the Stevenson Development, comprising: (a) a 1,250-foot-long, 
124-foot-high concrete gravity-type structure having a 520-foot-long 
spillway surmounted by 3-foot-high wooden flashboards and known as 
Stevenson Dam; (b) a reservoir having a 1,063-acre surface area and a 
5,038-acre-foot useable storage volume at normal pool elevation 101.3 
feet m.s.l. and known as Lake Zoar; (c) an intake structure and four 
12-foot-square penstocks; (d) a powerhouse containing an 8,000-Kw 
generating unit and three 7,500-Kw generating units for a total 
installed capacity of 30,500 Kw; and (e) appurtenant facilities;
    The project has a total installed capacity of 105,900-Kw.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, 41 Park Lane Road, New 
Milford, CT 06776, (860) 355-6527.
    l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a 
new license and any competing license applications must be filed with 
the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the 
existing license. All applications for license for this project must be 
filed by September 30, 1999.
    2a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent To File an Application for a 
New License.
    b. Project No.: 2597.
    c. Date filed: August 21, 1996.

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    d. Submitted By: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, current 
licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Falls Village.
    f. Location: On the Housatonic River, in the Towns of Canaan, North 
Canaan, and Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations
    h. Effective date of original license: April 1, 1962.
    i. Expiration date of original license: August 31, 2001.
    j. The project consists of: (1) a 14-foot-high, 300-foot-long 
concrete, ogee-shaped dam; (2) a reservoir having a 150-acre surface 
area and a 640-acre-foot useable storage volume at normal pool 
elevation 633.19 feet U.S.G.S.; (3) a gated intake structure and a 
1,930-foot-long concrete-lined canal; (4) an intake structure and five 
(three 9-foot-diameter and two 2-foot-diameter) 300-foot-long 
penstocks; (5) a powerhouse containing three 3,000-Kw generating units 
for an installed generating capacity of 9,000-Kw; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: The Connecticut Light and Power Company, 41 Park Lane Road, New 
Milford, CT 06776, (860) 355-6527.
    l. FERC contact: Charles T. Raabe (202) 219-2811.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a 
new license and any competing license applications must be filed with 
the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the 
existing license. All applications for license for this project must be 
filed by August 31, 1999.
    3a. Type of Application: Partial Transfer of License.
    b. Project No.: 2670-013.
    c. Date filed: August 15, 1996.
    d. Applicants: Northern States Power Company and the City of Eau 
Claire, Wisconsin.
    e. Name of Project: Dells.
    f. Location: On the Chippewa River, near the city of Eau Claire in 
Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties, Wisconsin.
    g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicants Contact: John P. Moore, Jr., General Counsel, 
Northern States Power Company, P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-
0008, (715) 839-2427.
    i. FERC Contact: Thomas F. Papsidero (202) 219-2715.
    j. Comment Date: November 14, 1996.
    k. Description of Filing: Application to transfer Northern States 
Power Company's (NSPC) co-licensee authorization for the Dells Project 
to Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPC). NSPC proposes to merge into 
WEPC, as part of a comprehensive merger currently pending before the 
Commission in Docket No. EC95-16-000 (60 Federal Register 37,430 (July 
20, 1995)).
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2 & D2.
    4a. Type of Application: Transfer of License.
    b. Project No: 2611-026.
    c. Date Filed: August 14, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Scott Paper Company and UAH-Hydro Kennebec Limited 
Partnership.
    e. Name of Project: Hydro-Kennebec Project.
    f. Location: Kennebec River in Kennebec County, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 791(a)- 
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts:

Nancy J. Skancke, Grammer, Kissel, Robbins & Skancke, 1225 Eye St., 
N.W., Suite 1225, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 408-5400.
Howard Sharfstein, Esq., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 1400 Holcomb 
Bridge Rd., Roswell, GA 30076, (770) 587-8618.

    i. FERC Contact: David Cagnon, (202) 219-2693.
    j. Comment Date: November 14, 1996.
    k. Description of Transfer: The co-licensees advise that Scott 
Paper Company (Scott) was merged into Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC), 
effective December 15, 1995. KCC then placed the assets and liabilities 
acquired from Scott in Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company (KCT). The 
proceeding will address the transfer of Scott's co-licensee 
authorization to KCT. UAH-Hydro Kennebec Limited Partnership has been 
the operator of the project since 1987, and remains a co-licensee.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2, and D2.
    5a. Application Type: Transfers of License.
    b. Project Numbers: P-1982, 2181, 2390, 2417, 2440, 2444, 2475, 
2491, 2567, 2587, 2610, 2639, 2697, 2711.
    c. Applicants: Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) Wisconsin 
Electric Power Company.
    d. Name and Location of Projects: 

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          Project no.               Project name            River              County               State       
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1982...........................  Holcombe..........  Chippewa..........  Chippewa.........  Wisconsin.          
2440...........................  Chippewa Falls....  Chippewa..........  Chippewa.........  Wisconsin.          
2491...........................  Jim Falls.........  Chippewa..........  Chippewa.........  Wisconsin.          
2567...........................  Wissota...........  Chippewa..........  Chippewa.........  Wisconsin.          
2639...........................  Cornell...........  Chippewa..........  Chippewa.........  Wisconsin.          
2417...........................  Hayward...........  Namekagon.........  Sawyer...........  Wisconsin.          
2711...........................  Trego.............  Namekagon.........  Washburn.........  Wisconsin.          
2390...........................  Big Falls.........  Flambeau..........  Rusk.............  Wisconsin.          
2475...........................  Thornapple........  Flambeau..........  Rusk.............  Wisconsin.          
2181...........................  Menomonie.........  Red Cedar.........  Dunn.............  Wisconsin.          
2697...........................  Cedar Falls.......  Red Cedar.........  Dunn.............  Wisconsin.          
2444...........................  White River.......  White.............  Ashland..........  Wisconsin.          
2587...........................  Superior Falls....  Montreal..........  Iron and Gogebic.  Wisconsin, Michigan.
2610...........................  Saxon Falls.......  Montreal..........  Gogebic..........  Michigan            
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    e. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)- 825(r).
    f. Applicant Contacts:

John P. Moore, Jr., General Counsel, Northern States Power Company --
(Wisconsin),P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702-0008, (715) 839-2424.
Walter T. Woelfle, Director, Legal Services Department, Wisconsin 
Electric Power Company, 231 West Michigan Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53201-
2046, (414) 221-2765
William J. Madden, Jr., Attorney for Transferor and Transferee Winston 
& Strawn, 1400 L Street, N.W.,

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Washington, DC 20005-3502, (202) 371-5700.

    g. FERC Contact: Dean C. Wight, (202) 219-2675.
    h. Comment Date: November 18, 1996.
    i. Description of Proposed Action: Applicants propose to transfer 
the projects from Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin) 
(Transferor), to Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Transferee), as part 
of a proposed merger involving Transferor and Transferee. See j., 
Related Actions, below.
    j. Related Actions: (1) Approval of a merger which would include 
the Transferee and Transferor is pending before the Commission. 
Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Northern States Power Company 
(Minnesota), Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin), and Cenerprise, 
Inc., Docket No. EC95-16-000 (60 Fed. Reg. 37430 (July 20, 1995)). 
Under the merger, Wisconsin Electric Power Company would become one of 
two operating utility subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corporation 
(which would be renamed Primergy).
    (2) Applications for new licenses, filed by Transferor, are pending 
before the Commission for Project Nos. 1982 and 2390. An application 
for subsequent license, filed by Transferor, for project no. 2475 is 
also pending before the Commission. Transferee and Transferor request 
that Transferee be substituted for Transferor as applicant in all three 
proceedings contingent and effective upon consummation of the merger.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2, and D2.
    6a. Type of Application: Minor New License (Notice of Tendering).
    b. Project No.: 2032-001.
    c. Date filed: September 25, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Lower Valley Power & Light, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Strawberry.
    f. Location: On the Strawberry Creek, in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Winston G. Allred, Lower Valley Power & 
Light, Inc., 345 North Washington Street, P.O. Box 188, Ofton, WY 
83110, (307) 886-3175.
    i. FERC Contact: Hector M. Perez, (202) 219-2843.
    j. Brief Description of Project: The project consists of: (1) a 22-
foot-high, 110-foot-long reinforced concrete gravity dam with a 24-
foot-long right abutment, a 40-foot-long overflow spillway with a crest 
elevation of 7,020 feet NGVD, a 16-foot-long intake sluice section, and 
a 30-foot-long left abutment; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 
2.8 acres at normal pool elevation of 7,021 feet; (3) an 11,300-foot-
long, 36-inch-diameter steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse with three 
turbine-generator units with a total installed capacity of 1,500 
kilowatts; (5) a substation; and other appurtenances.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the State 
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR at Sec. 800.4.
    l. In accordance with section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, SHPO, Indian Tribe, or person 
believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in 
order to form an adequate, factual basis for a complete analysis of 
this application on its merits, they must file a request for the study 
with the Commission, together with justification for such request, not 
later than 60 days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request 
on the Applicant.
    7a. Application Type: Transfer of License.
    b. Project Numbers: P-2056.
    c. Applicants: Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), Northern 
Power Wisconsin Corporation.
    d. Name of Project: St. Anthony Falls.
    e. Location: Mississippi River, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
    f. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-825(r).
    g. Applicant Contacts:

David Lawrence, Assistant General Counsel, Northern States Power 
Company (Minnesota), 414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, (612) 
330-5621.
William J. Madden, Jr., Attorney for Transferor and Transferee, Winston 
& Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005-3502, (202-371-5700.

    h. FERC Contact: Dean C. Wight, (202) 219-2675.
    i. Comment Date: November 20, 1996.
    j. Description of Proposed Action: Applicants propose to transfer 
the projects from Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) 
(Transferor), to Northern Power Wisconsin Corporation (Transferee), as 
part of a proposed merger involving Transferor and Transferee. See k., 
Related Action, below.
    k. Related Action: Approval of a merger which would include the 
Transferee and Transferor is pending before the Commission. Wisconsin 
Electric Power Company, Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), 
Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin), and Cenerprise, Inc., Docket 
No. EC95-16-000 (60 Fed. Reg. 37430 (July 20, 1995)). Under the merger, 
Northern Power Wisconsin Corporation would become one of two operating 
utility subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (which would be 
renamed Primergy).
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C2, and D2.
    8a. Type of Application: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No. DI96-12.
    c. Date Filed: September 30, 1996.
    d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Flint River Project.
    f. Location: On the Flint River and Muckafoonee Creek about 2 miles 
above Albany, in Dougherty and Lee Counties, Georgia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: John R. Molm, Counsel for Georgia Power 
Company, Troutman Sanders, LLP, 1300 I Street, NW., Suite 500 East, 
Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 274-2950.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: November 25, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The project consists of: (1) a 1,400 
acre-foot reservoir; (2) a 464-foot-long dam; (3) a powerhouse with an 
installed capacity of 5,400 kW; and (4) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Purpose of Project: The project is operated during normal flows 
as a run-of-river plant and supplies a part of the base load of Georgia 
Power's system.

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    m. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    9a. Type of filing: Notice of Intent To File Application for New 
License.
    b. Project No.: 2652.
    c. Date filed: August 29, 1996.
    d. Submitted By: PacifiCorp, current licensee.
    e. Name of Project: Bigfork.
    f. Location: On the Swan River in Flathead County, Montana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 15 of the Federal Power Act, 18 CFR 
16.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Effective date of original license: October 1, 1949.
    i. Expiration date of original license: August 31, 2001.
    j. The project consists of: (1) a 300-foot-long and 12-foot-high 
concrete diversion dam; (2) a reservoir with storage capacity of 109 
acre-feet at a water surface elevation of 3,007.95 feet mean sea level; 
(3) an intake structure; (4) a one-mile-long flowline; (5) two 72-inch-
diameter, 160-foot-long and one 54-inch-diameter, 160-foot-long steel 
penstocks; (6) a powerhouse containing two 1,700-kilowatt and one 750-
kilowatt turbine-generator units; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
    k. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.7, information on the project is available 
at: PacifiCorp, 920 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, Phone: (503) 
464-5343.
    l. FERC contact: Hector M. Perez (202) 219-2843.
    m. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license 
and any competing license applications must be filed with the 
Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing 
license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by 
August 31, 1999.
    10a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 11591-000.
    c. Date filed: August 20, 1996.
    d. Applicant: City of Wrangell, Alaska.
    e. Name of Project: Sunrise Lake Water and Hydroelectric Power 
Project.
    f. Location: Within Tongass National Forest, on Woronkofski Island, 
near the city of Wrangell, Alaska. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 20, 
and 21 in T. 63 S., R. 83 E.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Scott Seabury, City Manager, City of 
Wrangell, Alaska, P.O. Box 531, Wrangell, Alaska 99929, (907) 874-2381.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Michael Strzelecki, (202) 219-2827.
    j. Comment Date: December 18, 1996.
    k. Description of Project: The applicant is exploring two project 
options. The first option would consist of: (1) a siphon intake at the 
outlet of Sunrise Lake; (2) a 20-inch-diameter, 2-mile-long penstock; 
(3) a powerhouse near Woronkofski Point with a generating capacity of 
1.5 MW; (4) a 100-foot-long transmission line interconnecting with an 
existing Tyee Lake Project transmission line; (5) a 6-mile-long water 
distribution pipe extending from the powerhouse to the city of 
Wrangell; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The second option would consist of: (1) a siphon intake at the 
outlet of Sunrise Lake; (2) a 20-inch-diameter, 2-mile-long penstock; 
(3) a powerhouse just south of Wedge Point with a generating capacity 
of 1.5 MW; (4) a 10,000-foot-long transmission line interconnecting 
with an existing Tyee Lake Project transmission line; (5) a 6-mile-long 
water distribution pipe extending from the powerhouse to the city of 
Wrangell and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A5, A7, A9, A10, B, C, and D2.
    11a. Type of Filing: Requests for Extensions of Time to Commence 
Project Construction.
    b. Applicant : The City of New Martinsville, West Virginia.
    c. Project No.: The proposed New Cumberland Hydroelectric Project, 
FERC No. 6901-042, is to be located at the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers' New Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, in Hancock 
County, West Virginia, and Jefferson County, Ohio.
    d. Project No.: The proposed Willow Island Hydroelectric Project, 
FERC No. 6902-055, is to be located on the Ohio River in Pleasants 
County, West Virginia and Washington County, Ohio.
    e. Date Filed: August 30, 1996.
    f. Pursuant to: Section 1 of Public Law 104-173.
    g. Applicant Contact: Ms. Amy S. Koch, McKenna LLP, 1800 M Street, 
N.W., Suite 600 South Lobby, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 466-9270.
    h. FERC Contact: Mr. Lynn R. Miles, (202) 219-2671.
    i. Comment Date: November 25, 1996.
    j. Description of the Requests: The City of New Martinsville 
requests that the exiting deadline for the commencement of construction 
on FERC Project Nos. 6901 and 6902 be extended to October 3, 1999. The 
licensee also requests that the concurrent pre-construction deadlines 
be adjusted to reflect the new commencement of construction deadline.
    k. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.

Standard Paragraphs

    A5. Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a competing 
application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit 
the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date 
for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). Submission of a 
timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the 
competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days after 
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 
4.36.
    A7. Preliminary Permit--Any qualified development applicant 
desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the 
Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular 
application, either a competing development application or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent to file a development application allows an interested person to 
file the competing application no later than 120 days after the 
specified comment date for the particular application. A competing 
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    A10. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, 
if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed 
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the 
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of 
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. 
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide 
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to 
construct and operate the project.

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    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    C. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'', 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project 
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of 
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and 
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to 
Director, Division of Project Review, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of 
intent, competing application or motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the 
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    C2. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING 
APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``PROTEST,'' or ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE,'' as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular 
application to which the filing refers. Any of these documents must be 
filed by providing the original and the number of copies provided by 
the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. 
A copy of a notice of intent, competing application, or motion to 
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant 
specified in the particular application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: October 8, 1996, Washington, DC.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26428 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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